June 16
Ghana: IGP Deploys Special Team to Probe UCC Student's Death
Ghanaian Times
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has deployed a special team of experienced investigators and intelligence officers to the Central Region to… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana to Host Global Conference On Reparatory Justice
Ghanaian Times
Ghana will play host to a high-level international conference on reparatory justice in Accra. Read more »
South Africa: How Cold Cases Helped a Detective Ensure a Serial Rapist Will Never Walk Free
Daily Maverick
When a 13-year-old was raped on a rural road, she didn't beg for herself -- she begged her attacker to let her younger cousins go. Six years later, a detective going through cold… Read more »
Namibia: LPM Snub 'Suspended' Party Members At Keetmanshoop
Namibian
The Landless Peoples' Movement (LPM) leadership has opted not to address the reasons for the recall of Keetmanshoop mayor Melody Swartbooi over the weekend. Read more »
June 15
Kenya: Kenya Wants to Close Refugee Camps - the Promise and Risks of Its Ambitious New Plan [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kenya hosts nearly a million refugees, mainly from South Sudan and Somalia. Many of them have been living in refugee camps for decades. Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum Demolitions Leave Thousands Homeless As 'State-Sponsored Eviction Campaign' Expands
Dabanga
A large-scale demolition campaign across Khartoum State has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed homes, businesses and marketplaces, according to a recently… Read more »
Africa: South Africa Is Short of 2.6 Million Homes - Vienna's Approach to Social Housing Offers Useful Lessons [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa faces a housing backlog of at least 2.6 million units, for more than 12 million people. The state supply of new, subsidised housing has declined over the past decade… Read more »
Africa: Conflict Hits Schooling Hardest Where Children Are the Target - Study [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that… Read more »
Senegal: 'No Blank Cheque' for President or Government Says Senegal's Sonko
RFI
In his first major international interview since becoming Speaker of Senegal's National Assembly, former prime minister Ousmane Sonko talks to RFI and sister channel France 24… Read more »
Africa: ISWAP's Next Frontier - Darak in Northern Cameroon [analysis]
ISS
Located on the borders of Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad, Darak is valuable to local and national economies - and to violent extremists. Read more »
Africa: Mali. the Missing Structural Factor [analysis]
African Arguments
On 25 April 2026, Mali faced its most severe test in fourteen years. Coordinated JNIM and FLA attacks struck seven major population centres including Kati, Mopti, Gao, and Kidal,… Read more »
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Launches Green Legacy Initiative Targeting 8 Billion Seedlings
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially launched Ethiopia's 2026 Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) today, targeting the planting of 8 billion seedlings. Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive - How General Rabe Abubakar's Body Was Recovered After Death in Captivity
Premium Times
A security source contradicts the initial account of how General Rabe Abubakar's body was recovered after he died in captivity Read more »
Africa: Why Healthy Oceans Are Essential for Food Security in Africa [interview]
allAfrica
Fish are often described as one of Africa's most overlooked solutions to food insecurity, yet millions of people depend on fisheries for nutrition, jobs, and livelihoods. As marine… Read more »
Africa: Jazz Legend Abdullah Ibrahim Dies
allAfrica
Legendary South African jazz composer and cultural icon Abdullah Ibrahim has died aged 91. His family confirmed that Ibrahim died peacefully in Germany after a short illness. Read more »
Gambia: Missing $48m Forensic Lab Sparks Uproar in National Assembly
The Point
A heated controversy erupted in the National Assembly on Wednesday after the Minister for Interior reportedly stated that a widely publicised US$48 million forensic laboratory… Read more »
Gambia: Gambia, Senegal Seal Landmark Cooperation Agreements
The Point
The Gambia and Senegal have signed a series of landmark cooperation agreements covering energy, border management, the digital economy, youth development, technology, culture and… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Elite Forces Kill 14 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Southern Operation
Shabelle
Somalia's elite Danab special forces killed 14 Al-Shabaab fighters during a targeted operation in the southern Lower Shabelle region, the government said on Monday. Read more »
Liberia: Govt Seeks Recall of EU Envoy Over 'Undiplomatic Remarks'
Liberian Observer
A leaked Foreign Ministry communication has revealed the government's threat to declare the head of the European Delegation to Liberia a Persona Non Grata amid dispute over… Read more »
Liberia: How a Huge Drug Consignment Moved Through the Airport
Liberian Observer
The documents reviewed by the Daily Observer, combined with interviews with sources familiar with airport cargo operations, allow for a clearer reconstruction of how the nearly… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 15, 2026
allAfrica
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Africa: The Cost of a Missed Dengue Case
Malaria Consortium
The geographical reach of arboviral diseases is rapidly growing. Climate pressures, urbanisation, overstretched health systems, lack of reliable point of care diagnostics and gaps… Read more »
Ghana: Flooding Raises Risk of Disease Outbreaks
Ghanaian Times
The President of the Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers (GAPHTO), Mr Owusu Ansah Asante, has warned of a heightened risk of disease outbreaks if urgent… Read more »
Ghana: Farmers Appeal to Govt to Release Funds for Fertiliser Subsidy
Ghanaian Times
Farmers across several communities in the country have appealed to the government to urgently release funds for the fertiliser subsidy programme, warning that further delays could… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - Urgent Action Needed On Atrocity Prevention and Accountability
HRW
This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 62nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during an enhanced interactive dialogue on the oral update of the UN… Read more »
